ARAM

Jax ARAM Build 26.22

Jax loves a fight that never ends. In the constant 5v5, Counter Strike dodges the packed team's whole volley of autos and stuns the entire clump, and Grandmaster's Might turns him nearly unkillable as the brawl drags on. Leap Strike closes onto a target across the choke, and building tanky lets him outlast everyone on the bridge.

#36 of 162 champions this patch · 145 games

Win rate53.8%+5.8Games145Pick rate5.8%Last 8 patches+5.3 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 37%AD 57%True 6%DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals

The 10-second answer standard · 53.8% WR

Mercury's Treads SkillsW›Q›E Runes

Shards

Classic ModernARAMCounter

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ARAM BalanceDamage dealt+5%Damage taken-3%Details ↓

Jax Item Build

In a brawl that never resets, Jax only gets scarier, so his items stack on-hit damage and attack speed to keep Relentless Assault ramping unbroken. Resistances round it out so Grandmaster-at-Arms can eat the return fire from a bunched team while Counter Strike shrugs off their autos and stuns the knot around him. Every extra second in the pile tilts the trade his way.

Standard loadout · Jax The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 1400g

Boots×1

Phage×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Mercury's Treads75% · 52.7%

Plated Steelcaps25% · 53.3%

Situational items

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.S

Spirit Visage1060.0%W

Wit's End3658.3%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.Z

Zhonya's Hourglass1963.2%D

Death's Dance5855.2%

Best Jax Runes

Conqueror rewards a fighter who lives in the thick of the Abyss teamfight, where Jax leaps onto the clump and dodges their return fire with Counter Strike. His kit only needs to stick to one target and outlast the poke, and the endless 5v5 hands him that chance on repeat. Round the page out with the stats that keep him swinging.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Resolve · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph88% · 54.7%

Legend: Haste55% · 48.8%

Last Stand84% · 53.3%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Resolve, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Resolve Secondary

Conditioning55% · 50.0%

Unflinching53% · 50.6%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Jax wants Trinity Force first, then Sundered Sky, so he can leap into the clump and never leave. Counter Strike shrugs off the AoE poke that defines a stacked bridge fight, and the longer he duels in the pile the more Grandmaster's Might tips it his way. With no recall to punish him, build the bruiser stats that let him sit on a target.

Jax Skill Order

The order underneath the max changes on the Abyss: Leap Strike claims 8, 10, 12 and 13, pushing Counter Strike back to 14 and later. Empower still soaks 4, 5, 7 and 9, so the mobility arrives earlier while the dodge window stays at its opening rank.

Skill order · Jax R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›W

W›Q

Q›E

EMax W first; Q at level 1.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q18101213max 13

W24579max 9

E314151718max 18

R61116max 16

Put your first points into W, then Q, then E, committing to the pattern that wins a drawn-out bridge brawl. Leap Strike closes the gap and Counter Strike eats their AoE before stunning the clump, so every point makes him harder to peel off. Time the Counter Strike stun for when the enemy stacks up.

Jax ARAM Abilities

Leap Strike gets Jax to the fight, a jump to any unit that can cross a wall on a minion or land him on a target. His passive, Relentless Assault, stacks attack speed every time he connects, so his skirmish power leans on chaining hits, not one big swing.

Abilities on the Abyss · Jaxpatch 26.22 · Abyss-tuned numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Relentless AssaultPassiveP

Leap StrikeMax 2ndQ

EmpowerMax 1stW

Counter StrikeMax lastE

Grandmaster-at-ArmsUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

EmpowerMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamagevaries per rank+60% APlv 25350lv 48985lv 5126120lv 7163155lv 9200190Cooldown-1 per ranklv 27slv 46slv 55slv 74slv 93sConstant at every rankCost30same at all ranks

Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Jax: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt+5%champion tuningDamage taken−3%champion tuning

Jax Base Stats

Base stats · JaxPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD68+4.25AS0.638+3.4%MS350Range125HP650+103HP58.5+0.55Armor36+4.2MR32+2.05MP339+52MP58.2+0.7

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